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pa·vane

also pa·van (pə-vän′, -văn′)

1. A slow, stately court dance of the 1500s and 1600s, usually in duple meter.

2. The music for this dance.

[French pavane, from Italian pavana, from feminine of pavano, of Padua, from dialectal pavàn, from Pava, dialectal variant of Padova, Padua.]

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pavane

(pəˈvɑːn; -ˈvæn; ˈpævən) or

pavan

1. (Dancing) a slow and stately dance of the 16th and 17th centuries

2. (Classical Music) a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance, usually characterized by a slow stately triple time

[C16 pavan, via French from Spanish pavana, from Old Italian padovana Paduan (dance), from Padova Padua]

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pa•vane

(pəˈvɑn, -ˈvæn)

n.

1. a stately dance dating from the 16th century.

2. the music for this dance.

[1525–35; < Middle French < Italian pavana, contraction of padovana (feminine) of Padua (Italian Padova)]

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Noun	1.	pavane - music composed for dancing the pavane pavan dance music - music to dance to
	2.	pavane - a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries pavan dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation - taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

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Selections include "Barber of Seville Overture" (Italy), Elgar's "Nimrod" from the Enigma Variations (Great Britain), "Requiescent in Pace" (Canada), Faur's "Pavane" (France), Themes from Tchaikovsky's "Pathtique" Symphony (Russia), Brahms' 1st Symphony Finale (Germany), Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony Finale (Austria-Hungary), "Variations on a Shaker Hymn (USA) and Sousa's "In Flanders Field" (USA, Canada, Belgium).

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Des haricots verts qui oscillent entre 260 et 300 DA, la tomate qui se pavane entre 65 et 90 DA, le piment et le poivron tiennent encore la cote avec 110 et 150 DA, la courgette qui ne veut guere prendre des rides en restant a 80 et 100 DA alors que la carotte semble etre la moins nantie sur les etals en acceptant d'etre cedee a 65 DA.